Sunflowers and Bees in Culture
The scientific name Helianthus means flower (anthos) of the Sun (helios),
The flowers follow the sun which has given the sunflower it's Spanish and French names - girasol and tournesol.
Peruvian Incas regarded the sunflower as the emblem of their sun god.
From Anne Geddes
to Van Gogh
The Beach Boys (Sunflower, Wild Honey, Smile)
A Sleepin' Bee (Harold Arlen song, Truman Capote lyric)
Honey Bee on the album Wildflower (Tom Petty)
King Bee (blues song)
China Cat Sunflower (Hunter/Garcia)
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